Jacqueline R. Java

Counsel

P 202.828.5828
F 202.857.2124
E jackie.java@bgllp.com

Assistant

Nache Byrd
202.419.3759

Jacqueline (Jackie) Java focuses her practice on antitrust counseling. She advises clients involved in transactions and day-to-day operations that raise antitrust issues regarding interactions among competitors, the formation of joint ventures, distribution and pricing policies and programs, information exchanges, and allegations of price fixing, market allocation, and other anticompetitive practices. She is particularly experienced in managing complex relationships in industries where companies simultaneously act as competitors, customers and collaborators.

Ms. Java has served as antitrust counsel for numerous transactions, and is experienced in all antitrust aspects of mergers and acquisitions, from initial antitrust analyses and the preparation of Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, through government investigations and Second Requests. She also has assisted with filings required by foreign antitrust authorities. Ms. Java has counseled many clients on the antitrust pitfalls associated with due diligence and integration planning in connection with mergers, particularly where the parties operate in highly concentrated industries. She also has represented clients in Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice and other federal regulatory authority investigations into allegedly anticompetitive activities.

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In addition, Ms. Java is experienced in developing and implementing industry-specific antitrust training and compliance programs. She also serves as antitrust counsel to trade associations, informal groups seeking to establish trade associations, and clients seeking to participate in information exchanges or third-party industry studies.

As antitrust counsel, Ms. Java represents clients in many industries. She has particular experience with energy-related businesses, including power generation, pipeline transportation and storage, natural gas and power trading, oil and gas field services, and bulk liquids storage.

Publications and Speeches

"Recent Antitrust Guidelines and Their Effect on M&A," Executive Counsel, August/ September 2011.

Education

J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2000
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1997

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Virginia

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Affiliations

American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section